Feed-manger.



R. R'- SPHRLEY.

FEED MANGER'. APPLICATION FILED mm. is".

1,259,790. Patented Mal-19,1918.

ATTORNEYJ.

UNITED STATES. PATENT, 01311- 10 7 ROSWELL snrannr, or ROCKFORD,ILLINOIS.

FEEDeMANGER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RoswnLL R. SHIRLEY, a citizen of the. United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of lVinnebago and State of Illinois,have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Feed-Mangers,

body are formed from a single piece of sheet metal designated bycharacter 5, defining the depth and width of the body and being of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention pertains to feed mangers especially adapted for feedinghorses and cattle, and has more particular reference to mangers adaptedto be tilted for the purpose of emptying ordelivering accumulated feedor refuse from the manger so that it may be easily kept in a sanitarycondition.

In this invention I have aimed, primarily to provide a feed manger ofthecharacter described, generally improved in construction, especiallywith respect to maintaining cleanliness of the manger. I have furtheraimed to provide a. substantial and thoroughly practical feed manger ofsuch novel construction as will not only better serve the desiredrequirements in usage but will permit of manufacturing the manger at acomparatively low cost.

In furtherance of these general. objects, I have provided a manger bodyand a supporting frame therefor. of improved con struction, enabling?but'few parts to be em-f ployed in a most advantageous manner. Thespecial featuresin the construction of the manger body and of the frametherefor and in the'manner ofitiltingly supporting the manger body willall be fully described in the following specification.

V In the accompanying drawing,

' Figure 1 1s a perspective View, partly in section, of a feed mangerembodying my.

improvements; 7

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view through the feed manger and shows indotted lines the manger body swung to a tilted position; Fig. 3 is a topView ofthe manger; and Fig. 4 is an enlargeddetail sectional view takensubstantially on the linewk l of Fig. 3.

My improvements. are characterized, generally speaking, by the provisionof a manger body or feed receptacle having .an open top of generalrectangular shape and having downwardly convergingfront and rear'wallsso thatthe feedwill be easily accessible and the refuse may becompletely emptied when the body is tilted for that purpose. A sectionalframe 'su'pports'the manger body in such novel manner'that the same-maybe tilted to anemptying position Specification of Letters Patent.

the thereof, thus positioning and holding the end pieces 12 incooperating relation to the main body piece. The downturned .edges 6 areprovided, as shown in, Fig. 1," withfprojections 14 which are-nowturned" and will be limited in such movement by contact of one ofthe'frame parts against the other, The particular construction and theresultant advantages of the manger body and supporting frame'will now'bedescribed.

Patented Mar.19,1918; Application filed April 21, 1917.Seria1No.163,666. r

The front, back and bottom of'the manger,

turned downwardly at its front and rear edges 6 and 7 respectively,bothfor the purpose of reinforcing these edges and to embrace a bodymember which joinsthe front tends along and beneath the entire length ofthe back edge 7 and is bent forwardly, 1

providing side portions 9 and isthencebent inwardly at itsends ll,"whichproject'on'lyl" a short distance into, the reinforcing front edge 6 ofthe'manger body. End pieces 12 are secured to the in'ner sides of thebody member 9 and are provided with .flanged edges 13 secured to themain body part 5. I

In assembling the parts thus far described, the ends 12' arefirst spotwelded'or other wise suitably secured along the upper edges to the sides-.9 of the strap-iron piece and then the latter is placed in positiononthe main body piece, that is, 'engagedlbeneath downturned front 7 and.rear -'edges inwardly'so'as to temporarily holdthe. parts inv thisrelation until they are welded or,"

otherwise secured together; It is preferred to weld the'body. portionalongthe flanges :13 and along the strap iron piece so as to part apractical integral construction. L

constitute the body 7 For the purpose of bracing the manger and fordividing the manger lengthwise by dlvlsional' stays as'is deslred inmangersof body intermediate its front andrear sides 7 this type, Iemployirods 1 5 which. mes f v cured in position in a novel manner;Theserods are cut toa lengtli greater' than the 1 distance between thewalls at the point they 1 110. adapted to "be inserted t their endsinto-the j p sockets 16 formed in the front and rear body v are locatedin the manger body,' and'are walls. These body walls of sheet metal orsome similar resilient material, may be yieldingly flexed outwardly sothat the rods may be entered at. their ends in the opposed sockets l6,whereupon the sides will spring back toposition and confine the rods inthe sockets. Additional means employed to positively secure the rods inconnection with the body preferably consists of washers or similarpieces 17 placed on the rods 15 before they are inserted, the washersbeing spot welded to the sides of the manger body so as to permanentlysecure the rods 15 against displacement.

The frame which pivotally supports the manger body serves also toreinforce the same and protect it from injury. To serve these functions,I construct the frame of substantial and heavy material, and the mangerbody I construct of comparatively light though. serviceable material sothat the body may be produced at a comparatively low cost. It ispreferred that the frame shall border the top edge of the manger body,and in order that the latter may be strengthened and also be capable ofbeing tilted to an unobstructed emptying position, I have provided asectional frame, one section of which is rigidly secured to the frontupper edge of the manger body and is pivotally connected at its ends tothe frame at the ends of the manger body, sothatthe same may tilt onthese pivotal conections. The stationary part of the frame is preferablyformed of comparatively heavy'strap iron, the central portion 18 ofwhich extends lengthwise of the manger body at the rearside thereof andis shaped to provide forwardly projecting arms 19 spaced laterallybeyond the body parts 9 and terminatingin forward ends21 turned inwardlyadjacent to the front of the body into engagement with theparts 9. ,T heother sectional member is in the form of a similar heavy strap iron 22adaptedto be rigidly secured to the front edge, of the manger body in amanner to be presently described and having its ends 23proj ected beyondthe ends of the manger body and turned rearwardly into juxtapositionwithzthe forward ends 21 of the other frame part in the manner shown. Apivot pin 24passed through each end of the feed manger and through theends 21 and 23 of the'flame parts pivotally connects these parttogether, so that the manger body may be tilted on the pivot pins. Asimple and effective way of securing the ba 22 to the manger body is torivet these parts togetherin the followingmannerz'The front edges 6 ofthe manger body are cut away at 25 and rivets 26 arecpassed through theends 11 of the strap iron body partbefore the same is associated withthe main body part so that when the body parts are secured together inthe manner described above, the rivets 26 are projected forwardly fromthe body and will be held against displacement in any direction as willbe obvious by an inspection of Fig. 4:. Thus, the frame part 22 may beproperly drilled and placed in connection with the body so that therivets project through the drilled holes, and the projected ends may beflattened so as to fixedly secure the parts together.

The frame part 19 may be secured to a wall or any stationary support inany suit able manner. Since it is often desired to mount the manger inthe corner of a stall or pen, the back 18 and one side 19 of this framesection. are positioned against the corner walls of the stall and boltedor otherwise secured thereto and a bracket (not shown) is employed toconnect the opposite side 19 to the wall, the bolts passing through theholes 27 in the side 19. It should be understood, however, that thesides of .the frame might be supported in a stationary position by anysuitable means.

In use, the manger body occupies a horizontal position, such asshown inFig. 1, and is held against tilting or swinging downwardly from thisposition by means of suitable stops between the manger body andstationary frame. These stops may be formedby shaping the body pieces 9to provide lateral projections 28 adapted to rest upon seats 29 which.are in the form of angle brackets secured to the inner sides of theframe sides 19. lVhen it is desired to empty or deliver any feed orrefuse from the manger body, it will be swung upwardly from its back endon the pivotalconnections 21 to the position indicated in dotted linesin Fig. 2. By reason of the peculiar manner in which the manger body issupported, it will be noted that there is no obstruction whatsoever tothe discharge or delivery of the contents froin'the manger body.Thus,.it is possible to keep the manger clean without any difliculty. Itill alsobe noted that the tilting movement of the manger body will belimited in a very effective manner. This is accomplished by thepeculiarshape of the frame parts, so that when tlie.manger;bocly is swung to thetilted position mentioned thc under edge of the part 22 at its ends willabut against the underside of the ends 21. A. stop of this character isvery serviceable and practical, since it will be remembered that themanger body is often forciblytilted forwardly to dislodge the refuse,and un less a very substantial stop wereprovidedit would be sheered oilor injured.

Since feed mangers of this character are generally subjected to severeusage and-handling and are often exposed to all weather conditions andbecause it is desirable to maintain the manger in sanitary a conditionas possible, I have found that-by galvanizing the entire structure itwillibe lzept in good serviceable condition for a longtime.

be evident that if the feedmanger were galvanized'as a whole the pivotalconnections would become so filled with the galvanizing material as topractically prevent tilting of the manger body. For this reason, themanger body and the stationary frame structure are galvanized separatelyand assembled afterward, the assembling being accomplished simply byinserting the pivot pins 24k and slightly flattening their ends to holdthem in position. In this connection'it will,

also be noted that the parts through which the pivot pins pass may bedrilled at the time they are being'formed and may be assembled withouttrouble, as there is little occasion or practically little'pos'sibilityof the holes not alining. It will also be noted that both sectionalframe parts and the body strap iron parts are simply cut to length andbent to the desired shape and properly drilled, thus avoiding specialconnections and joining of ends together, and consequently, materiallyenabling production of my feed manger at a low'costL It will be evident,therefore, considering the simple manner in which the 'manger body-isconstructed and assembled as described above and. consideringalso, theadvantageous features 1n conncction'wlth the mounting and supporting ofthe manger body, that my improved feed manger maybe produced at aFurthermore, the" comparatively low cost. parts are so designed thatmaximum strength and durability is obtained as a result of the specialdesign and arrangement. 7

It should be understood that while I have illustrated one Workingembodiment of my improvements, various changes vin the. construction andarrangement of parts might be made wlthout departmg from the spirlt' and.scope. of my 1nvent1on as expressed in the appended claims:

I claim: 7 a

1. A feed manger, comprising a manger body, means for supporting thesame including a supporting member at each end of the manger, partsfixed to the manger body and projecting beyond the ends thereof intojuxtaposition to the outer sides of said supporting members, and meanspivotally connecting together said supporting members,

said parts and the ends of the manger body a so that the latter may tilton the pivotal connections to an emptying position and will be limitedin such movement by contact between said parts and supporting members. a

2. A feed manger or thelike comprising a manger body, a sectionalsupporting frame therefor bordering the body, a part of said frame beingstationary and a part being said body being equipped atopposite endsfixed to the manger body along its front cured to the front portion ofthe manger body and extending around the side barsto the outer sides'thereofland pivotally se-I comprising cured thereto so as to pivotallymoun't'the undersides of said armsv when the manger body has been tlltedto an upright posltion'.

' to. thereby limit the movement of the manger body in this position.

4. A feedmanger comprising a manger 'manger body on the side bars, saidmeans and the side bars being so relatlvely arranged that the'means-Wlll abut agamstthe body, stationary side bars located adjacent 1 v toeach end of the manger body, a pivotal connection-between said side barsand the ends of the manger body whereby the latter may be swung on saidpivots from a horizontally disposed to an upright *positionin whichmaterial may be delivered from the manger body, and means carried by themanger body and arrangedto abut against the underside of one ofsaidside' bars when the manger body has been swung to upright positionforlimitingmovement 'ofsaid body to such position. v V V 5. A feedmanger comprising a manger V body, fixed supports at eachrsicle oflthebody spaced laterally therefrom and hav- 'lng front ends extendinginwardly into proximity to the sides of the manger body,

with outwardly projectingfixed parts assoends of the supports, andpivotal connec tionsbetween said parts, end supports and manger bodywhereby the latterv may be tilted forwardly 'on the pivotal connectionsllt ciated with the outer. sides of said front I and will be limitedinsuch movement by contact between said fixed parts and end supports.

6. A feed manger comprising a manger body, means for supportmg the bodycom prising a pair-of U-shaped frame members adapted to border themanger, body, one I of said frame members being adapted to,

' serve as a stationary support with its spaced arms extendinghorizontally, the other memher having its medialportion fixed to thefront portion of the manger body andbeing.

the outer sides of the arms of the firstframe arranged with itsarms injuxtaposition to v the arms of said frame members and theadjacent sidesof'themanger body whereby the latter is supported so as to be capable oftilting on said pivotal connections to an emptying position and alsowhereby the arms of the second frame member will abut against theunderside of the arms of the first frame member.

7. A feed manger comprising a manger body raving an open top of generalrectangular shape, and means for supporting the manger body comprising aframe bordering the sides and back of the body and adapted to be rigidlysecured to a fixed support, a member secured to the body along its frontside and having its ends projecting beyond the ends of the body andassociated with the forward ends of the side frame parts, at the outersides thereof, and means pivotally connecting together the ends of thefront frame member, the forward ends of the side frame parts and themanger body adjacent to the front of the manger body so that the lattermay tilt upwardly from its rear side to empty forwardly and will belimited in such tilting movement by contact between the side frame partsand extended ends of the front frame member.

8. In a feed manger, a manger body having resilient sheet metal sidewalls, spaced rods adapted to extend intermediate andto be supported bysaid walls, the walls having sockets on their inner sides for therecep-v tion ofthe ends of said rods the rods being of such length thatthe side walls must be yieldingly flexed outwardly to receive the rodsin the sockets, and washers or the like mounted on the rods and beingfixed to the walls to insure against displacement of the rods from thesockets.

9. A feed manger having a body comprising a main body portion formed ofsheet metal providing the front, back and bottom of the manger body, thefront and back edges of which are turned downwardly, :1- strap iron baror the like having its medial portion engaged beneath the saiddownturned edge at the rear of the main body portion and having its endportions bent forwardly and thence inwardly within the downturnedportions at the front of the main body portion, a rivet passed througheach inwardly turned end of said bar and arranged with its headintermediate the bar and the adjacent wall of the main body member andwith its shank projecting forwardly through an opening in the downturnededge of the main body portion, stationary frame bars disgosed adjacentto each end of the manger body, and a bar extending along the front endof the manger body, and being secured thereto through the agency of saidrivets and having rearwardly turned ends associated with said side bars,and means pivotally securing the ends of the front bar to the side bars.

ROSVELL R. SHIRLEY.

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Washington, D. C."

